Moses! Born a slave but destined
to rule over Egypt's empire
00:00:22.58\00:00:29.12
rescued from the
river, adopted by a princess,
00:00:29.16\00:00:33.73
and raised to be
Pharaoh, instead, leads a nation
00:00:33.76\00:00:39.33
of slaves to freedom
and changes the world.
00:00:39.37\00:00:43.10
Moses! A hero for our time.
00:00:43.14\00:00:48.21
The chariots raced forward
in a billowing plume of dust,
00:00:54.78\00:00:58.69
war cries wild
enough to curdle blood,
00:00:58.72\00:01:02.32
echoed from the army as
they raised their weapons
00:01:02.36\00:01:05.19
and charged towards the
helpless crowd of slaves
00:01:05.23\00:01:08.66
huddled along the
shores of the Red Sea.
00:01:08.70\00:01:12.53
The Hebrews had
thought that they were safe,
00:01:12.57\00:01:14.54
at long last after an
onslaught of deadly plagues
00:01:14.57\00:01:19.37
Pharaoh had been forced to
acknowledge this sovereignty
00:01:19.41\00:01:22.78
of Yahweh the Hebrew
God and let His people go.
00:01:22.81\00:01:27.02
In the wake of one of the
manifestations of God's power
00:01:29.28\00:01:34.49
the Hebrews joyfully prepared
themselves leave the land
00:01:34.52\00:01:39.29
of their bondage and
turn their faces towards the
00:01:39.33\00:01:42.63
one thing that
mattered most to them, freedom.
00:01:42.66\00:01:46.47
Now set free, no longer slaves
the Hebrews moved out from Egypt
00:01:46.50\00:01:52.21
to claim the land that God had
given them, The Promised Land.
00:01:52.24\00:01:56.88
Their hearts were filled
with equal parts of gratitude
00:01:56.91\00:02:00.78
and wonder, they had witnessed
and experienced God's salvation
00:02:00.82\00:02:06.62
through the blood of
the lamb on their doorposts.
00:02:06.65\00:02:09.26
When the firstborn of Egypt had
died the Hebrews had witnessed
00:02:09.29\00:02:14.66
the power of God to
keep their children alive.
00:02:14.70\00:02:18.23
As they headed out of
Egypt their hearts thrilled with
00:02:18.27\00:02:22.50
the excitement of witnessing yet
another one of God's miracles
00:02:22.54\00:02:26.81
they were free, despite years
of despair and sinking hopes
00:02:26.84\00:02:31.95
they were finally free.
00:02:31.98\00:02:34.38
God led them down to
the shores of the Red Sea,
00:02:34.42\00:02:37.82
Egypt was behind them, the sea
before him and for the moment
00:02:37.85\00:02:43.16
they were too deliriously
happy to ask questions about
00:02:43.19\00:02:47.36
how they would get
across the wide expanse of
00:02:47.40\00:02:50.63
shimmering water before
them and then disaster struck.
00:02:50.67\00:02:55.00
Pharaoh had a swift
sudden change of heart,
00:02:55.04\00:02:59.07
he could not let his slaves
go, he could not acknowledge
00:02:59.11\00:03:03.11
their God, he would
reclaim not only his slaves
00:03:03.14\00:03:07.35
but salvage his
pride in the process.
00:03:07.38\00:03:09.95
And so gathering together
a large part of his army
00:03:09.98\00:03:13.96
600 chariots and countless
footmen, Pharaoh pursued
00:03:13.99\00:03:18.56
the Hebrews delighted to
find that they had made a
00:03:18.59\00:03:21.66
tactile error in
choosing their escape route.
00:03:21.70\00:03:24.60
With their backs to the
sea, and Pharaoh's army blocking
00:03:24.63\00:03:29.07
their only other exit, it
looked certain that the Hebrews
00:03:29.10\00:03:32.77
would be destroyed by the
might of Egypt before they'd
00:03:32.81\00:03:36.61
even begun their journey
of freedom, they were doomed.
00:03:36.64\00:03:40.55
As the chariots of
Pharaoh raced towards them
00:03:40.58\00:03:44.05
an unstoppable wall of brute
force, the terrified screams
00:03:44.09\00:03:48.36
of the Hebrews mingled
with the triumphant battle cries
00:03:48.39\00:03:52.29
of the Egyptians.
00:03:52.33\00:03:53.66
When all hope seemed lost
a miraculous display of God's
00:03:53.70\00:03:58.27
power saved the Hebrews
from the murderous designs
00:03:58.30\00:04:02.17
of their former taskmasters.
00:04:02.20\00:04:04.87
Join me this week as we
look at the final awe-inspiring
00:04:04.91\00:04:09.08
episode on the life of Moses
from the time of the Exodus
00:04:09.11\00:04:13.62
to the moment he stood
on Mt. Nebo overlooking the
00:04:13.65\00:04:18.05
Promised Land.
00:04:18.09\00:04:19.42
When Moses returned to Egypt
to save his people from bondage
00:04:31.73\00:04:36.24
the Hebrews or Israelites
had been enslaved for 400 years
00:04:36.27\00:04:41.88
freedom was a
strange and exciting concept
00:04:41.91\00:04:46.48
one they had longed for
but never had experienced,
00:04:46.51\00:04:50.05
they knew only hard labor
and the lash of the taskmaster.
00:04:50.09\00:04:55.22
Archeological findings
about the builders of the
00:04:55.26\00:04:59.16
ancient royal tombs
and the Pyramids of Egypt
00:04:59.19\00:05:02.20
shed some light on what
some working conditions In Egypt
00:05:02.23\00:05:05.67
would have been like.
00:05:05.70\00:05:07.04
While the Israelites
didn't build the pyramids
00:05:07.07\00:05:09.90
the lives of those who
did, give us a rough idea
00:05:09.94\00:05:13.44
of what life would have
been like for workers and
00:05:13.48\00:05:16.71
slaves in Egypt.
00:05:16.75\00:05:18.31
Deir el Medina is an ancient
Egyptian workman's village
00:05:18.35\00:05:22.95
which was home to the workers
who built the royal tombs
00:05:22.98\00:05:26.72
found in the
Valley of the Kings.
00:05:26.76\00:05:28.69
Forensic studies on the
skeletons of these builders
00:05:28.72\00:05:32.23
of the royal tombs and
also from the cemetery of the
00:05:32.26\00:05:35.36
pyramid builders near
Giza revealed not only
00:05:35.40\00:05:38.67
shortened life expectancy
but considerable wear and tear
00:05:38.70\00:05:43.44
due to heavy labor as
well, their bones tell the story
00:05:43.47\00:05:48.14
of hard and heavy work.
00:05:48.18\00:05:50.58
When the Israelites were finally
set free, they didn't begin
00:05:50.61\00:05:54.48
their journey alone, God placed
Himself to lead and guide them
00:05:54.52\00:05:58.82
all the way to the
land He had promised them.
00:05:58.85\00:06:01.59
In the form of
pillar of cloud by day and
00:06:01.62\00:06:05.53
a pillar of fire by night
God went before the Israelites
00:06:05.56\00:06:09.76
not just to show them the
path they were meant to take
00:06:09.80\00:06:12.73
but also to provide
protection and comfort.
00:06:12.77\00:06:16.27
On the shores of the Red Sea
when the Israelites faced the
00:06:18.84\00:06:22.21
charging Egyptian army,
the pillar of cloud rose up
00:06:22.24\00:06:26.25
and formed a
defensive barrier between them
00:06:26.28\00:06:29.58
preventing the
Egyptians from reaching them.
00:06:29.62\00:06:32.15
Regardless of this protective
measure the Israelites were
00:06:32.19\00:06:36.79
terrified and their faith in
God's ability to fully deliver
00:06:36.83\00:06:41.16
them from their oppressors
wilted in the face of this
00:06:41.20\00:06:45.17
devastating new
challenge and crushing setback.
00:06:45.20\00:06:47.74
Panic-stricken they wished
them- selves back in slavery
00:06:47.77\00:06:52.01
accusing Moses of delivering
them only to die in the
00:06:52.04\00:06:56.04
wilderness but God had
already delivered them once
00:06:56.08\00:07:00.18
from the Egyptians and now
caught between the Egyptian
00:07:00.22\00:07:04.05
Army and the Red Sea he
would deliver them again.
00:07:04.09\00:07:07.49
The Bible says...
00:07:07.52\00:07:09.49
Well, Moses did as God
commanded he held out his staff
00:07:24.51\00:07:29.61
over the sea and while the
terrified Israelites watched
00:07:29.64\00:07:33.42
God miraculously parted
the sea before them providing a
00:07:33.45\00:07:37.75
pathway of escape between
the walls of water by the side.
00:07:37.79\00:07:42.36
Exodus chapter 14
and verse 22 tells us...
00:07:42.39\00:07:46.83
As the Israelites
crossed the sea on dry ground
00:07:57.07\00:08:00.61
the pillar of cloud
that had stood between them
00:08:00.64\00:08:03.88
and the Egyptians lifted.
00:08:03.91\00:08:05.68
When the Egyptians saw
that their slaves were escaping
00:08:05.71\00:08:09.22
they charged after them right
into the middle of the sea.
00:08:09.25\00:08:13.25
But God had not brought
the Israelites out of slavery
00:08:13.29\00:08:17.23
only to allow the Egyptians
to destroy them on the shores
00:08:17.26\00:08:21.36
of the Red Sea.
00:08:21.40\00:08:22.73
The Bible describes how
God delivered the Israelites
00:08:22.76\00:08:26.80
once and for all.
00:08:26.84\00:08:28.17
But it was too late, the
walls of water on either side of
00:08:49.29\00:08:53.96
the Egyptian army collapsed
over them rushing in to
00:08:54.00\00:08:58.07
drown them as the
stunned Israelites watched from
00:08:58.10\00:09:01.60
the safety of the far shore.
00:09:01.64\00:09:03.74
It was a decisive victory
over an oppressive that had
00:09:03.77\00:09:07.98
enslaved them for 400
years. The level of joy that
00:09:08.01\00:09:12.61
washed over the Israelites
was as overwhelming as the
00:09:12.65\00:09:16.12
wall of water that took their
enemies down to a watery grave.
00:09:16.15\00:09:20.79
The acclaimed poet Maya Angelou
described the plight of being
00:09:20.82\00:09:30.47
enslaved in a
poem, "The Caged Bird."
00:09:30.50\00:09:33.30
One verse in particular is
especially poignant and haunting
00:09:33.34\00:09:37.61
she writes...
00:09:37.64\00:09:39.37
In a sense, we are all
enslaved and looking for freedom
00:09:51.25\00:09:56.49
like the Israelites,
their plight is ours as well.
00:09:56.52\00:10:00.90
You see, the Bible tells
us that the entire human race
00:10:00.93\00:10:06.43
has been enslaved by a fearsome
and tyrannical adversary,
00:10:06.47\00:10:11.11
the Bible names that adversary
Satan, and he is described
00:10:11.14\00:10:16.31
as both a dragon, eager to
inflict pain, and a serpent,
00:10:16.34\00:10:20.82
equally ready to will deception.
00:10:20.85\00:10:23.75
Either way Satan, or Lucifer,
as he was originally known
00:10:23.79\00:10:28.62
in heaven is described in
the Bible as a fallen angel
00:10:28.66\00:10:32.66
bent on seeking the
destruction of those God loves.
00:10:32.69\00:10:37.00
His reign of oppression spilled
on to the earth as a result of
00:10:37.03\00:10:41.54
Adam and Eve's sin, and
since then in every successive
00:10:41.57\00:10:45.91
generation, he has found
men and women who have been
00:10:45.94\00:10:48.81
enslaved by his
lies and deception.
00:10:48.84\00:10:52.21
Surrounded by the results
of Satan's reign of terror,
00:10:52.25\00:10:56.55
we are caged by hopelessness,
despair, suffering, and death
00:10:56.58\00:11:01.99
and we all feel it
personally in one way or another
00:11:02.02\00:11:06.49
because sin keeps us trapped
in a cycle of anger, envy,
00:11:06.53\00:11:12.40
greed, sexual immorality,
broken relationships,
00:11:12.43\00:11:16.87
unforgiveness, and selfishness.
00:11:16.91\00:11:19.81
We long for a better world a
world free of the war, disaster,
00:11:21.74\00:11:27.08
death and suffering
we see all around us.
00:11:27.12\00:11:30.02
We desperately want true
freedom that sets us free from
00:11:30.05\00:11:34.52
fear, guilt, worry, and
bitter- ness, like caged birds
00:11:34.56\00:11:40.43
we sing of things unknown but
long for still, no more tears,
00:11:40.46\00:11:45.53
no more
heartache, no more strife.
00:11:45.57\00:11:48.60
We long for freedom and
God hears our song, in fact,
00:11:48.64\00:11:54.28
even before we knew the
tune He had already provided us
00:11:54.31\00:11:58.75
with a solution. This means
that God had a plan for our
00:11:58.78\00:12:03.42
rescue in place even
before Adam and Eve sinned.
00:12:03.45\00:12:06.96
Jesus left heaven and came
to this earth to rescue us,
00:12:06.99\00:12:11.43
He came so that He could
pay the penalty for our sins
00:12:11.46\00:12:15.96
and mistakes, He came to
die for us, and in dying for us,
00:12:16.00\00:12:21.97
He not only paid
the price for our sins,
00:12:22.00\00:12:25.07
but He also secured our
freedom from slavery to sin...
00:12:25.11\00:12:29.81
Matthew chapter one
and verse 21 tells us...
00:12:29.84\00:12:33.78
Jesus came to deliver
us from the bondage of sin
00:12:40.42\00:12:44.49
through His death on the
cross Jesus saved us and bound
00:12:44.53\00:12:49.63
the power of Satan so that
He could set His captives free
00:12:49.66\00:12:53.54
and offer them the joys of
freedom with all its promises
00:12:53.57\00:12:57.61
and possibilities.
00:12:57.64\00:12:59.54
Through Jesus, we can
have freedom because He lives
00:12:59.57\00:13:04.48
you can have eternity, you might
not see Him but He sees you
00:13:04.51\00:13:09.88
you might not yet have
chosen Him but He chose you
00:13:09.92\00:13:14.42
when He died for
you on a Roman cross.
00:13:14.46\00:13:17.66
If like the caged bird you
were singing of things unknown
00:13:17.69\00:13:22.20
but longed for still, you can
have the assurance that Jesus
00:13:22.23\00:13:27.00
holds the key to unlock
your cage of hopelessness and
00:13:27.04\00:13:31.67
despair. Now, after being
delivered and safely crossing
00:13:31.71\00:13:38.05
the Red Sea Moses and
the Israelites sang a song of
00:13:38.08\00:13:41.92
celebration and triumph in
expressing their gratitude and
00:13:41.95\00:13:45.79
faith in God Exodus chapter 15
records this song and it begins
00:13:45.82\00:13:50.83
with these beautiful words...
00:13:50.86\00:13:52.49
No longer did they
need to sing of freedom,
00:14:07.34\00:14:10.98
now they were experiencing it,
now their song was one of joy
00:14:11.01\00:14:16.52
at acquiring the one thing
they had desired for so long
00:14:16.55\00:14:20.66
and gratitude to the God
who had given them that gift,
00:14:20.69\00:14:24.49
the gift of freedom.
00:14:24.53\00:14:26.43
In Exodus chapter
seven, verses four and five
00:14:26.46\00:14:31.97
God explained to Moses the
reason behind the 10 plagues
00:14:32.00\00:14:36.84
and by extension His miraculous
deliverance at the Red Sea
00:14:36.87\00:14:40.74
which brought the
Egyptian Army to its knees.
00:14:40.78\00:14:43.61
God's acts of judgment
against Egypt were designed to
00:15:04.93\00:15:09.37
turn the Egyptians away from
a system of religion that was
00:15:09.40\00:15:12.91
empty and deceptive. It
was designed to show them that
00:15:12.94\00:15:17.01
their Gods were
powerless and their ideological
00:15:17.05\00:15:20.42
framework flawed.
00:15:20.45\00:15:21.78
For example the Nile River
was considered to be the center
00:15:21.82\00:15:26.05
of ancient Egyptian existence,
in fact, the river was worshiped
00:15:26.09\00:15:29.92
as a god and was considered
to be the force that bound
00:15:29.96\00:15:34.26
upper and lower Egypt
into a United Kingdom.
00:15:34.30\00:15:37.00
When God turned the Nile into
blood, He turned the lifeline
00:15:37.03\00:15:41.34
of Egypt into a stagnant
pool of death that struck
00:15:41.37\00:15:45.57
at the very heart
of Egyptian religion.
00:15:45.61\00:15:47.88
He was letting the Egyptians
know that he was the life giver
00:15:47.91\00:15:52.58
and not their gods.
00:15:52.61\00:15:54.12
Then there was the plague of
frogs, Egyptians worshiped frogs
00:15:54.15\00:15:58.89
in the form of their
goddess Heqet who had the face
00:15:58.92\00:16:02.02
of a frog, she was the
goddess of birth and fertility.
00:16:02.06\00:16:06.03
When the god of the Israelites
sent a plague of frogs
00:16:06.06\00:16:10.27
it was another clear
message that he was in charge
00:16:10.30\00:16:13.90
of the cycle of life and
of the gods of the Egyptians.
00:16:13.94\00:16:17.37
Over and over again, God showed
the Egyptians the futility
00:16:17.41\00:16:23.18
of their religious ideology
by demonstrating to them
00:16:23.21\00:16:26.88
that what he had to
offer them was so much better.
00:16:26.92\00:16:30.79
From the shores of the Red
Sea the Israelites moved forward
00:16:36.89\00:16:41.23
into the wilderness where
God provided for them yet again
00:16:41.26\00:16:46.17
in a remarkable way. Biblical
scholars estimate that the
00:16:46.20\00:16:50.94
Israelites numbered between
two and a half and three million
00:16:50.97\00:16:54.94
men, women, and children.
00:16:54.98\00:16:56.38
Now such a massive
group of people couldn't be
00:16:56.41\00:17:00.08
supported by the
meager resources available
00:17:00.12\00:17:02.98
in the wilderness and
the people realized this.
00:17:03.02\00:17:06.72
And it wasn't long before they
began to allowed their fears
00:17:06.76\00:17:09.76
for the future to overwhelm
them, turning on Moses and Aaron
00:17:09.79\00:17:15.06
they cried out...
00:17:15.10\00:17:16.43
Food was running low and parents
began to worry over how they
00:17:33.62\00:17:38.25
would provide food
for their little ones.
00:17:38.29\00:17:40.49
In the midst of their stress
and panic, they forgot how
00:17:40.52\00:17:44.33
God had led them in the
past, it had been about eight
00:17:44.36\00:17:48.10
to ten weeks since the
Israelites had left Egypt.
00:17:48.13\00:17:51.03
During that period of time
they had seen God providing
00:17:51.07\00:17:55.00
for their needs, the most
amazing manifestation of God's
00:17:55.04\00:17:58.97
power being the defeat of
the Egyptians at the Red Sea.
00:17:59.01\00:18:02.58
But now faced with a
potential food shortage,
00:18:02.61\00:18:06.85
they began to wish
themselves back in bondage again
00:18:06.88\00:18:10.62
because according to their
reasoning at least the slaves
00:18:10.65\00:18:14.39
they had food. Their
faith in God was waning
00:18:14.42\00:18:18.36
in the face of
an unknown future.
00:18:18.39\00:18:21.03
But instead of rebuking
them, God treated them with love
00:18:21.06\00:18:25.33
and patience, He provided
food for them in the desert
00:18:25.40\00:18:29.64
by raining bread from heaven.
00:18:29.67\00:18:31.47
Woven into this
miracle was a special lesson
00:18:31.51\00:18:35.91
communicating through Moses,
God instructed the Israelites
00:18:35.94\00:18:40.08
to gather bread daily for five
days and then on the sixth day
00:18:40.12\00:18:44.72
of the week, they were to
gather a double portion of food,
00:18:44.75\00:18:48.39
why? Well, God
explained His reasons to them in
00:18:48.42\00:18:53.09
Exodus 16: verses 22 to 26...
00:18:53.13\00:18:57.03
The Israelites called the bread
"manna" and God used the manna
00:19:10.88\00:19:15.92
and the Sabbath to teach them
three very important lessons.
00:19:15.95\00:19:20.16
First, God was reminding
them of the Sabbath rest
00:19:20.19\00:19:24.53
which He had created
and established way back at
00:19:24.56\00:19:27.80
creation in the Garden
of Eden right back at the
00:19:27.83\00:19:31.23
beginning of the world, Genesis
chapter 2: verses 2 and 3 says.
00:19:31.27\00:19:35.20
And here's the second lesson.
God used the Sabbath to remind
00:19:54.76\00:20:00.26
the Israelites that He
would supply their needs.
00:20:00.30\00:20:03.73
The Sabbath is a sign
of God's power as creator.
00:20:03.77\00:20:07.27
And so re-establishing
the Sabbath within the context
00:20:07.30\00:20:11.27
of the manna was a reminder
that God was able to meet
00:20:11.31\00:20:15.28
the needs of all
those who relied on Him.
00:20:15.31\00:20:18.18
And third lesson. The
Sabbath provided the Israelites
00:20:18.21\00:20:22.55
with an opportunity to renew
their relationships with God
00:20:22.58\00:20:26.65
and with each other.
00:20:26.69\00:20:28.32
For 400 years they had
been enslaved by the Egyptians.
00:20:28.36\00:20:32.19
Slaves, especially in the
ancient world didn't have the
00:20:32.23\00:20:36.87
luxury of a day off, the
Israelites would have worked
00:20:36.90\00:20:40.27
seven days a week and the
constant round of grueling
00:20:40.30\00:20:43.84
labor would have taken
it's toll on their physical
00:20:43.87\00:20:46.88
mental and spiritual well-being.
00:20:46.91\00:20:49.68
The re-introduction of
the Sabbath into their weekly
00:20:49.71\00:20:53.52
routine was a means of providing
them with much-needed time
00:20:53.55\00:20:56.99
to build their relationship
with God and with each other.
00:20:57.02\00:21:01.16
From the great wilderness named
sin the Israelites moved into
00:21:01.19\00:21:08.26
the Sinai desert and set up
their tents in the shadow of
00:21:08.30\00:21:11.53
Mt. Sinai, it was here
that God himself came down
00:21:11.57\00:21:15.47
onto the mountain
and gave them His law.
00:21:15.50\00:21:18.54
God invited Moses to come up
to the summit of the mountain
00:21:18.57\00:21:22.84
in order to receive the
law the Ten Commandments.
00:21:22.88\00:21:26.08
This was one of the most
significant events in Moses'
00:21:26.11\00:21:29.78
life and set him apart as
one of the greatest prophets
00:21:29.82\00:21:33.89
in history. God Himself
wrote the Ten Commandments
00:21:33.92\00:21:38.06
with His own finger
on two tablets of stone,
00:21:38.09\00:21:41.16
and when He gave them to Moses,
He introduced them by saying...
00:21:41.20\00:21:45.63
In saying this, God reminded
Moses and the children of Israel
00:21:51.57\00:21:56.48
that the very purpose of
the Ten Commandments was to
00:21:56.51\00:22:00.52
make people free
and keep them free.
00:22:00.55\00:22:03.18
God wanted them to understand
that these ten principles
00:22:03.22\00:22:07.76
are the foundation of a solid,
safe, peaceful, and productive
00:22:07.79\00:22:12.56
society and that's because they
are all about relationships.
00:22:12.59\00:22:16.70
The first four of the
Ten Commandments deal with
00:22:16.73\00:22:20.30
our relationship to
God while the other six
00:22:20.34\00:22:23.77
deal with our
relationships with people,
00:22:23.81\00:22:26.37
but all ten are
about relationships.
00:22:26.41\00:22:29.68
You see God's law is a
revelation of His heart
00:22:29.71\00:22:34.12
it teaches us how to love Him
and how to love other people.
00:22:34.15\00:22:38.72
The law of God reveals
the foundational principles
00:22:38.75\00:22:42.99
we need to build
healthy human relationships
00:22:43.02\00:22:46.59
as well as a thriving
spiritual relationship with God.
00:22:46.63\00:22:50.43
From Sinai God continued to
lead the Israelites through the
00:22:50.47\00:22:55.47
wilderness on their
journey toward Canaan,
00:22:55.50\00:22:58.17
throughout their journey,
God allowed them to experience
00:22:58.21\00:23:02.28
challenges and trials.
Every challenge that they faced
00:23:02.31\00:23:06.35
was meant to strengthen
their faith in God but instead
00:23:06.38\00:23:10.55
it only served to
produce complaining and strife
00:23:10.59\00:23:14.09
and they took out the brunt
of their frustration on Moses.
00:23:14.12\00:23:18.49
As their visible leader
Moses was the easy target,
00:23:18.53\00:23:22.86
whenever the Israelites
were faced with a challenge
00:23:22.90\00:23:25.67
they accused Moses of rescuing
them from slavery in Egypt
00:23:25.70\00:23:30.07
in order to kill
them in the wilderness.
00:23:30.11\00:23:32.61
There was mutiny against
his leadership, jealousy,
00:23:32.64\00:23:36.95
and back-biting
spearheaded by his own siblings
00:23:36.98\00:23:40.18
and even the occasional
threat to kill him or appoint a
00:23:40.22\00:23:44.49
new leader and head
back into Egypt and slavery.
00:23:44.52\00:23:48.06
Through it all Moses displayed
an unprecedented amount of
00:23:48.09\00:23:52.96
patience despite their
ingratitude, complaining and
00:23:52.99\00:23:57.00
threats, Moses was
their biggest advocate and
00:23:57.03\00:24:00.70
champion. After 40 years
of wandering in the wilderness
00:24:00.74\00:24:04.74
caring for the needs of a
rag-tag group of ex-slaves,
00:24:04.77\00:24:08.18
who struggled, bickered,
and complained, Moses finally
00:24:08.21\00:24:12.51
led them to the
borders of the Promised Land.
00:24:12.55\00:24:14.98
And his story and earthly
journey end on a high note.
00:24:15.02\00:24:19.85
He died atop Mt. Nebo
when he was 120 years old
00:24:19.89\00:24:24.16
overlooking the Promised
Land and as we look back
00:24:24.19\00:24:28.06
over his life, I think we can
safely say that few human beings
00:24:28.10\00:24:33.00
have experienced God on
this earth to the extent that
00:24:33.13\00:24:36.74
Moses did from meeting
God in the burning bush,
00:24:36.77\00:24:39.97
to parting the Red Sea, to
watching manna fall from heaven
00:24:40.01\00:24:44.45
to meeting God on top of
Mt. Sinai in the thick cloud.
00:24:44.48\00:24:48.35
Moses spent a lot of
time in God's presence,
00:24:48.38\00:24:52.32
he developed a close
relationship with God.
00:24:52.35\00:24:55.32
His life may have been marked
by challenge and sacrifice
00:24:55.36\00:24:59.43
but more importantly, it
was shaped by an intimate
00:24:59.46\00:25:03.37
relationship with God.
00:25:03.40\00:25:04.97
When a new obstacle would
arise, Moses turned first to God
00:25:05.00\00:25:10.27
for guidance and provision,
his hardships challenged his
00:25:10.31\00:25:14.18
trust in himself and
strengthened his faith
00:25:14.21\00:25:17.05
in the Lord, his
problems and hardships drew him
00:25:17.08\00:25:21.12
closer to God.
00:25:21.15\00:25:22.55
And that's true for us today
as well, the Bible teaches that
00:25:22.58\00:25:26.76
our trials and troubles
can also produce a closer and
00:25:26.79\00:25:31.09
stronger relationship
with God, we can lean on Him
00:25:31.13\00:25:35.10
and grow closer to Him.
00:25:35.13\00:25:36.87
As Moses grew closer
to God he transformed from
00:25:36.90\00:25:41.47
a privileged son of
Pharaoh to a humble man
00:25:41.50\00:25:45.31
leading God's
people out of Egypt.
00:25:45.34\00:25:48.31
Moses chose to commit his life
and future into the hands of God
00:25:48.34\00:25:53.62
and lived a life of
patient obedience to God's will.
00:25:53.65\00:25:57.59
There are times in life when
following God is the last thing
00:25:57.62\00:26:02.66
we want to do, we would
rather forge our own path,
00:26:02.69\00:26:06.59
go our own way, but Moses'
life demonstrates that a life
00:26:06.63\00:26:12.37
of obedience to God's
will is a life well lived
00:26:12.40\00:26:16.94
and not only is
it a life well lived,
00:26:16.97\00:26:19.07
but it's also a life that
receives an eternal reward.
00:26:19.11\00:26:23.71
God has a city prepared
for all those who choose to
00:26:23.75\00:26:29.88
love and obey Him. A city
that is eternal where there is
00:26:29.92\00:26:33.96
no more pain or
suffering, or tears.
00:26:33.99\00:26:37.09
If you would like to find
out more about God's plan for us
00:26:37.13\00:26:40.73
then I'd like to recommend the
free gift we have for all our
00:26:40.76\00:26:45.37
Incredible
Journey viewer's today.
00:26:45.40\00:26:48.17
It's the booklet
Learning to Be Led By God.
00:26:48.20\00:26:51.91
This booklet is our gift
to you and is absolutely free,
00:26:51.94\00:26:55.51
I guarantee there are no
costs or obligations whatsoever.
00:26:55.54\00:26:59.31
So, make the most of this
wonderful opportunity to receive
00:26:59.35\00:27:04.02
your free gift today.
00:27:04.05\00:27:05.89
Phone or text 0436.333.555
in Australia, or 020.422.2042
00:27:05.92\00:27:16.80
in New Zealand, or 770.800.0266
in the United States,
00:27:16.83\00:27:23.61
or visit our website tij.tv,
or simply scan the QR Code
00:27:23.64\00:27:29.78
on your screen and we'll
send you today's free offer
00:27:29.81\00:27:33.05
totally free of charge
and with no obligation.
00:27:33.08\00:27:36.15
You can also write to us at
the addresses on your screen
00:27:36.18\00:27:40.06
or email us at info@tij.tv.
Don't delay, call or text us
00:27:40.09\00:27:47.40
now. Be sure to join us again
next week when we will share
00:27:47.43\00:27:52.40
another of life's
journeys together, until then,
00:27:52.43\00:27:55.44
let's pray to the great God of
Moses and ask for His blessing
00:27:55.47\00:27:59.91
and guidance in our lives.
00:27:59.94\00:28:02.14
Dear Heavenly Father,
We thank you for the life
00:28:02.18\00:28:06.08
and experience of Moses and
the encouragement he brings us.
00:28:06.11\00:28:10.19
We pray that you will lead
and guide in our lives too,
00:28:10.22\00:28:14.12
please bless us
and our families.
00:28:14.16\00:28:16.86
We ask in Jesus' name. Amen!
00:28:16.89\00:28:20.96